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Rocknation

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30. A lesson I'm constantly trying to teach my celebrity-struck young friends
Tue Feb 1, 2022, 07:58 PM
Feb 2022

Last edited Wed Nov 22, 2023, 03:09 PM - Edit history (34)

It's not how much you're worth (the difference between what you have and what you owe), it's how much actual cash that you actually have which you don't owe.

When her brother incurred criminal charges in 2015, rapper Nicki Minaj raised bail by putting up real estate she owned as collateral on a pair of $50,000 promissory notes. You'd think that someone who was allegedly worth $65 million at the time would have at least $100K sitting around with nothing better to do than gather dust and compound interest, wouldn't you?

And remember when rock star Jon Bon Jovi tried to buy a piece of an NFL team? He couldn't because he was "only" a millionaire on a billionaire's playing field. Every cent of his estimated $350 million net worth would had to have been converted into cash -- by selling off all his assets AND paying off all his debts -- just to come up with his share of the franchise fee!


Rocknation

" things to know about former President Donald Trump: He constantly lies"... nt mitch96 Feb 2022 #1
Lies and projects. nt SayItLoud Feb 2022 #38
But his PAC has another $150 million that he can play with as well. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #2
He did lose one slush fund, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #9
Look at DWAC, his SPAC for the Trump Media Group WarGamer Feb 2022 #42
Cash vs. Net Worth leftieNanner Feb 2022 #3
I think I know what you are saying...the million $ mortgage actually puts you in the red. Escurumbele Feb 2022 #8
Yes, that's what I meant. leftieNanner Feb 2022 #11
While Accurate... ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #13
Thanks for adding this detail leftieNanner Feb 2022 #17
I think there was a story last year NJCher Feb 2022 #44
You are forgetting about DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #49
Sorry, But No ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #53
A lesson I'm constantly trying to teach my celebrity-struck young friends Rocknation Feb 2022 #30
During the 16 campaign he implied he was worth blm Feb 2022 #4
8 billion to be precise... Escurumbele Feb 2022 #10
Didn't he value the "Trump Brand".... SergeStorms Feb 2022 #16
I heard him say he was worth $10 Billion world wide wally Feb 2022 #18
Yep! That's exactly what I heard him say! TurboDem Feb 2022 #25
It Was 4.8 ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #28
He must be broke, he hasn't paid taxes in 20 years. Emile Feb 2022 #5
Ya so what about IRS. How did he get away with this? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #21
They REFUNDED him 73 million plus interest, in 2011, and NY State sent him more. maxsolomon Feb 2022 #60
Gotta be a story there. No $/staff to delve into his businesses? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #61
Repukes controlled the committee for years. maxsolomon Feb 2022 #62
I understand that repukes would want to protect fellow Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2022 #63
He's so pathetic. tanyev Feb 2022 #6
He is truly an insecure, pathetic little creature. LoisB Feb 2022 #7
You are too generous, he is much more than that, and none of it is good. Escurumbele Feb 2022 #12
I don't think we're allowed to say what I really think about him. You are right, nothing about LoisB Feb 2022 #19
Cash poor is why the RNC is picking up Trump's lawyer fees. sarcasmo Feb 2022 #14
He has said things like "I have $7 billion in the bank". louis-t Feb 2022 #15
Oh ... in the mood for (at least) some popcorn... calimary Feb 2022 #20
I think he made money on his show "The Apprentice" FakeNoose Feb 2022 #24
He made money on the Apprentice. He used that money to buy golf courses. louis-t Feb 2022 #37
You Underestimate The Debt, Louis ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #31
Lawrence O'Donnell has said in the past that he thinks Trump Greybnk48 Feb 2022 #22
I won't be happy until he's living in a cardboard condo under a freeway overpass... albacore Feb 2022 #23
I'm hoping more for 3 square meals a day at ADX Florence. nt Gore1FL Feb 2022 #26
He is so toxicly dangerous that I hope he strokes out. niyad Feb 2022 #32
And yet Forbes was so stupid they took his word for it. milestogo Feb 2022 #27
Purportedly Trump told Ivanka the homeless man in the cardboard box was richer than him OMGWTF Feb 2022 #29
I hope llashram Feb 2022 #33
Gimme some money... Blue Owl Feb 2022 #34
Eric Trump in 2014: 'We have all the funding we need out of Russia ... keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #35
I hope he goes bankrupt, he deserves it. CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #36
The real story in the Steele Dossier wasn't the pee pee stuff but that in reality TFG was way ... Botany Feb 2022 #39
K & R truest thing I've read about Trump. Budi Feb 2022 #41
"The cost to this country having Donald Trump in the WH, is Indescribable. " Botany Feb 2022 #54
Forbes is now reporting that Trump gave Meadows' PAC $1 million summer_in_TX Feb 2022 #40
I want to know how much he owes Putin. tclambert Feb 2022 #43
Putin? Hell DENVERPOPS Feb 2022 #50
"By the time the whole truth comes out, Drumpf is most likely bankrupt and deep in the red." Well... Martin68 Feb 2022 #45
"Deep in the Red" orangecrush Feb 2022 #46
Is this why Melania is trying to sell her hats? Frustratedlady Feb 2022 #47
I have always thought that Melania was working as Vlad's "handler" of TFG. Botany Feb 2022 #51
After the lawyers get done with him, he will be living on rice and beans. alfredo Feb 2022 #48
My eyes, my eyes! I can't unsee that! AAAUGGHH! n/t Pobeka Feb 2022 #52
"....liquid assets at $93 million...." WHOA !!! This guy has been getting stated asset loans forever uponit7771 Feb 2022 #55
They need a forensics team to sort it out ecstatic Feb 2022 #56
He is a punk with a big mouth. The Jungle 1 Feb 2022 #57
Shocking.. Cha Feb 2022 #58
His Finances Look Better Denominated In Rubles nt smb Feb 2022 #59
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